Comments on: Facebook Tests Real-Time Ad Targeting http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-real-time-ad-targeting-25142652/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 10 May 2012 13:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chris http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-real-time-ad-targeting-25142652/#comment-101841 Chris Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=142652#comment-101841 “…enjoying” this new feature? Hmm… I would have used a different term. How about “being subjected to”?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-real-time-ad-targeting-25142652/#comment-101825 Anonymous Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=142652#comment-101825 You are correct, but these are still counted as “user accounts” by FB in the 400/500/600 million numbers that have been released. Many of these charity accounts etc. do have “friends” by virtue of a user joining the page.

The number of actual ‘homo sapiens’ with accounts is significantly lower than the fluffed up numbers released and spread around.

It is just irritating to me that the numbers are fluffed and reported, because I know proof positive that a Ford Focus or “Saved Oak Tree in Des Moines” is not logging in each day.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-real-time-ad-targeting-25142652/#comment-101824 Anonymous Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=142652#comment-101824 but aren’t those made as groups rather than an actual account. They don’t accept or send friend requests.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-tests-real-time-ad-targeting-25142652/#comment-101823 Anonymous Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=142652#comment-101823 Just FYI, are 600 million accounts, not 600 million individual users; there are tens of millions of accounts for things like Ford cars, household products, petitions, “save the whales” etc.

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